Derick le Roux

Personal Information

Born in Witbank, Republic of South Africa on 11 May 1970

Primary School: Laerskool Riviera, Riviera, Pretoria, (1976-1982)

High School: Hoerskool Hendrik Verwoerd, Villiera, Pretoria, (1983-1987)

Military Service: South African Medical Services (SAMS), Rank: Lieutenant, (1988-1989)

University: University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, (1990-1994)

University of London, London, United Kingdom, (2002-2005)

 

Married to Jeannine van den Heever

Children: Jean (boy), born on 15 June 2006

 

Contact Information

Email: derickleroux@hotmail.com

Mobile: +31 (0)61 116 4892

 

Hobbies

Painting on canvas, model trains, travelling and reading history

 

Sports

Squash, fun runs, nature hiking and ski

 

Professional Summary

 

BCom(Pret), BCom(Hons)(Pret), M.Sc(London), FRM, PRM

An accomplished investment professional with fourteen years experience in investment management and research. Adept at identifying and communicating investment matters and factors that affects the Strategic Asset Allocation decisions of Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, Central Banks andSovereign Wealth Funds.

Holds a Master's degree in Finance from the University of London and graduated "Cum Laude" in Econometrics from the University of Pretoria. Active as a part-time lecturer in statistics, actuarial science, risk management and finance at a number of Universities in The Netherlands and in South Africa.

 

Other interests

Demographics, History, Economics, Globalization, Capital Markets Research and Product Development.

Specialties
Strategic Asset Allocation Advice, Liability Driven Investments Research, Asset-Liability Management Research

 

Experience

Head of Strategic Advice: ING Investment Management Europe

May 2009 - Present

As Head of Strategic Advice, Derick is responsible for managing the Strategic Asset Allocation Advisory function of ING Investment Management to ensure that Strategic Asset Allocation decisions are made in a consistent manner for Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, Central Banks and Sovereign Wealth Funds.

Head of Research: Structured Solutions at ABN-Amro Asset Mamagement / Fortis Investments

September 2007 - April 2009
Responsible for managing the research function by applying recent academic thinking and industry developments which provide innovative and pragmatic solutions to clients

Senior Lecturer - Statistics and Actuarial Science: Stellenbosch University

January 2007 - August 2007
Lecturing Portfolio Theory to post-graduate students in Financial Risk Management

 

Fixed Income / ALM Portfolio Manager: Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM)

December 2004 - December 2006

Fixed Income Funds (Retail, Institutional), Absolute Return Funds, Asset Liability Management, Structured Credit, Inflation Hedging and General Fixed Income Research

Head of Fixed Income Research & Portfolio Manager: Board of Executors (BOE)

November 1999 - November 2004

Fixed Income Specialist

 

Quantitative Analyst/Strategist: Sanlam Investment Management

September 1998 - October 1999

 

Manager - Research and Developmet: FNB Global Markets and Treasury

September 1995 - August 1998

 

Education
University of London
M.Sc, Finance, 2005

 

Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA)

Certified Professional Risk Manager (PRM), 2003

 

Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)

Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM), 2001

 

University of Pretoria
BCom(Hons), Econometrics, 1994

 

 

 

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